What is your ideal demographic coalition?

[White Trash]

In an idealized version of your preferred party, what are the demographics that form the base? In my perfect Democratic Party, the coalition would be made up of working-class whites, African Americans, and non-Latino Catholics.

[RINO Tom]

People who believe in economic conservatism/pro-business policies, those who support a strong military (and presumably the vast majority of those who are serving or who have served) and those with strong morally conservative views (I acknowledge the need for a big tent) - preferably a racial makeup in each group that matches the country as a whole.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

The working class, Jews, and Catholics regardless of race.

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Rural voters, Christians, the working-class, non-college educated people regardless of race, and the LGBT community.

Not feasible in the current climate, I know.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Ideally? I'd like everybody to agree with my politics, of course.

If we're talking about a minimum-winning coalition, my pipe dream would be more or less a redux of what made the strength of Scandinavian Social-Democracy: near-unanimous working-class support fueled by organic ties with labor unions, supplemented by some segments of the middle class (public workers, women, etc.). Ethnicity and religion and type of area should have no influence, positively or negatively, after controlling for these factors.

[afleitch]

The No Religion/Unaffiliated/Don't give a shinks liberal white, Hispanic,  black, asian, Muslim, LGBT, communities with a splash of 'liberal redneck'. So basically the current Democratic coalition.

[Ban my account ffs!]

I just want everyone to get along.  OR ELSE.

But really...I don't know what my coalition would be.  The left minus  Big Granola or the militant schadenfreude types...and the you do you but here hon let me buy you some lunch conservative types.

Basically...the DFL.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Oh and I forgot to mention Asian-Americans and some higher-status bobo types to prevent whatever party this is (almost certainly the Democrats, but you never know) from going full Christopher Lasch. The bobos, especially, shouldn't be a demographically or ideologically dominant part of the coalition, but better have them with us than give them over to the Western Ukrainians.

Ideally LGBT issues as such would become less potently charged and subject to some sort of broadly-liberal consensus, the exact parameters of which I don't pretend to be qualified to determine, so that LGBT people would generally be able to and feel comfortable voting along preexisting ideological lines. The Rod Dreher types in my coalition can suck it.

[Kingpoleon]

One that transcends socioeconomic and racial lines rather than deepening them.

[DC Al Fine]

Oh and I forgot to mention Asian-Americans and some higher-status bobo types to prevent whatever party this is (almost certainly the Democrats, but you never know) from going full Christopher Lasch. The bobos, especially, shouldn't be a demographically or ideologically dominant part of the coalition, but better have them with us than give them over to the Western Ukrainians.

Ideally LGBT issues as such would become less potently charged and subject to some sort of broadly-liberal consensus, the exact parameters of which I don't pretend to be qualified to determine, so that LGBT people would generally be able to and feel comfortable voting along preexisting ideological lines. The Rod Dreher types in my coalition can suck it.

Boo! Hiss!

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Oh and I forgot to mention Asian-Americans and some higher-status bobo types to prevent whatever party this is (almost certainly the Democrats, but you never know) from going full Christopher Lasch. The bobos, especially, shouldn't be a demographically or ideologically dominant part of the coalition, but better have them with us than give them over to the Western Ukrainians.

Ideally LGBT issues as such would become less potently charged and subject to some sort of broadly-liberal consensus, the exact parameters of which I don't pretend to be qualified to determine, so that LGBT people would generally be able to and feel comfortable voting along preexisting ideological lines. The Rod Dreher types in my coalition can suck it.

Boo! Hiss!

On this particular issue. On other issues they/you would have much more of a say. I don't aspire to be a Patrick Brown of the economic left.

[RFayette]

All Protestant, all the time.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

All Protestant, all the time.

Would you let Brian McLaren into your coalition before Peter Kreeft?

[RFayette]

All Protestant, all the time.

Would you let Brian McLaren into your coalition before Peter Kreeft?

Almost certainly no, upon a Google search of the two.  I was being a bit tongue-in-cheek when I implied only Protestants would be included, as I'd imagine my positions would be attractive to a lot of conservative Catholics, especially as I am more economically centrist than the median Republican.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

All Protestant, all the time.

Would you let Brian McLaren into your coalition before Peter Kreeft?

Almost certainly, yes, upon a Google search of the two.

Really? Huh.

[RFayette]

All Protestant, all the time.

Would you let Brian McLaren into your coalition before Peter Kreeft?

Almost certainly, yes, upon a Google search of the two.

Really? Huh.

Whoops, I meant to say no, as I think is clear from my statement thereafter.  McLaren seems awful.

[LLR]

Minorities, Jews, Educateds, Millenials

[Santander]

My "life, marriage, Israel" coalition would probably consist of white Evangelicals, conservative Catholics, hawkish Jews and blacks who are looking for leaders who will give them a hand up instead of a handout.

[nicholas.slaydon]

Upper Middle Class Whites, Hispanics, Asians, College Educated voters.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

a hand up instead of a handout.

Whenever I hear this line I always think enviously about how cute and clever it must sound to people who've never gone to bed hungry.

[SATW]

Suburban white voters, middle-class voters, African-Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, Jewish Voters, Asian American voters, Hindu/Sikh voters, Mainstream Protestant/Catholic/Mormon voters.

Ideologically, this party would be socially moderate (but still pro-Life and somewhat traditional), pro-business fiscal conservatives, and hawkish on foreign policy/national security issues. My party, despite being more moderate on some social issues, would not be secular but not religiously fundamental either (so i'd want the John Danforth's of the world, not the Jerry Falwell's or Rick Santorum's).

[Mr. Reactionary]

People who agree with me. Don't really care which people colours or regional coalitions come together to achieve this.

[DC Al Fine]

Oh and I forgot to mention Asian-Americans and some higher-status bobo types to prevent whatever party this is (almost certainly the Democrats, but you never know) from going full Christopher Lasch. The bobos, especially, shouldn't be a demographically or ideologically dominant part of the coalition, but better have them with us than give them over to the Western Ukrainians.

Ideally LGBT issues as such would become less potently charged and subject to some sort of broadly-liberal consensus, the exact parameters of which I don't pretend to be qualified to determine, so that LGBT people would generally be able to and feel comfortable voting along preexisting ideological lines. The Rod Dreher types in my coalition can suck it.

Boo! Hiss!

On this particular issue. On other issues they/you would have much more of a say. I don't aspire to be a Patrick Brown of the economic left.

Glad to hear it! Would you mind elaborating though? What sort of stuff would the Dreherists have free rein on?

[DC Al Fine]

As for the OP,

Take the current GOP coalition. Kick out the lame mainline Protestants. Nathan doesn't count here. I'm talking about the fiscally conservative, socially liberal, Mom wants the kids baptized at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, mainliners. Add religious Hispanics, both Catholic and Protestant, as well as middle class, religious blacks.

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